Once upon a time, there was an Old Grape Branch. He had been growing in the vineyard for a very long time and his fruit was the biggest and sweetest fruit around! People came from far and wide to taste his fruit.

The Young Branch beside him looked up to him and said, “I want to be just like you when I grow up. What can I do to have fruit as big and sweet as yours?”

Change is happening and many are feeling this type of grieving inside. They can’t quite put their finger on it. But God is doing something at a deeper level than we’ve ever known in order to rid us of all things old. He is clothing us with Him, and that means there will be challenges to those who are reluctant to let go of things they should. Listen in for more.

Papa God says to you, I am doing something great in you! Look higher and aim higher. Don’t settle for comfort at the level you are currently at.

I don’t want you making any final decisions, direction-wise until you arrive at the next place I am taking you, in our relationship. Come with Me here first, then you will be able to see and know more clearly as to what direction I want you to take. Don’t put the cart before the horse, making plans and then bringing them to Me. I am trying to get you to come up higher, first, before the plans are made. Put your priorities straight. I need you to put a death blow to your reason and logic that overrides your spirit man.

John is sharing about the five-fold ministry graces and how God is raising up healthy and secure representations of these vital functions. See how they help the Body become mature through their nurturing gifts. John shares the difference between a religious system and Kingdom operation through love.